Iowa eighth-grade girl is model ’social entrepreneur’ NYT columnist says

Iowa eighth-grade girl is model ’social entrepreneur’ NYT columnist says November 16, 2008

Posted by John in Children.
Tags: disaster relief, Hurricane Katrina, philanthropy, social entrepreneurs, Talia Leman, volunteerism
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From New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof:

[T]he best proof that you don’t need a White House pass to accomplish change comes from youthful social entrepreneurs around the country. …

If your image of a philanthropist is a stout, gray geezer, then meet Talia Leman, an eighth grader in [Waukee] Iowa who loves soccer and swimming, and whose favorite subject is science. I’m supporting her for president in 2044.

When Talia was 10 years old, she saw television clips of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and decided to help. …